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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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swapping from drums to disc on 10 bolt!?

I can get a good deal on a 3.73 rear however it has drum brakes which I dont want so Id have to take my brakes off and swap them. I need to know if its a simple bolt on deal or if I have to modify anything. Basically can I simply remove the disks and drums and swap them or do the axles need to be changed as well? Thanks
Old Aug 27, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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Re: swapping from drums to disc on 10 bolt!?

It depends on what it came out of.
Old Aug 27, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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Re: swapping from drums to disc on 10 bolt!?

i havent tried changing a drum brake 10 bolt to a disc brake set up

would it be easier to take the differential out of the drum brake set up and throw it in the disc brake rear?
Old Aug 28, 2005 | 04:11 AM
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Re: swapping from drums to disc on 10 bolt!?

Originally Posted by shoebox
It depends on what it came out of.
Shoebox i believe the drum brake car is the a 96 V6 and the disk brake car is a 97z28.
Old Aug 28, 2005 | 08:09 AM
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Re: swapping from drums to disc on 10 bolt!?

Originally Posted by Z95m6
Shoebox i believe the drum brake car is the a 96 V6 and the disk brake car is a 97z28.
Someone put 3.73s in a V6 car? Then I don't see there being a problem in swapping over the brakes as long as they are not mixed TCS and non-TCS.
Old Aug 28, 2005 | 12:42 PM
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Re: swapping from drums to disc on 10 bolt!?

Originally Posted by shoebox
Someone put 3.73s in a V6 car? Then I don't see there being a problem in swapping over the brakes as long as they are not mixed TCS and non-TCS.
Yeah, it probably sounds funny that the 3.73's were in a V6 car but the car was in the process of becoming a LT1 car.
Old Aug 28, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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Re: swapping from drums to disc on 10 bolt!?

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Yeah, it probably sounds funny that the 3.73's were in a V6 car but the car was in the process of becoming a LT1 car.
Actually there was an LS1 in it.
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